The police officer who shot and killed a University of Leeds student has been granted Sh600,000 bail after pleading not guilty to the charge of murder.
Constable Emmanuel Oyombe was charged with the murder of Carliton Maina.
It is alleged that on December 22, 2018 at Laini Saba in Kibera, he killed Carlton Maina.
He denied the charge before Justice Jessie Lessit on Thursday and through his lawyer Cliff Ombeta pleaded with the court to release him on reasonable bail.
Ombeta told the court that his client was not a flight risk and he was still serving at the national police service.
The prosecution did not oppose his release on bail but asked the court to put stringent terms.
However, Lawyer Dimas Kiprono, representing Carliton’s family opposed his release on bail.
He argued that if released, the accused may interfere with witnesses because he is an officer and has networks.
Kiprono told the court that Oyombe may also intimidate witnesses
He alleged that Oyombe did not follow the sixth schedule of the National Police Service rules when the shooting happened which stipulates that they should have reported the shooting incident to IPOA immediately it happened.
